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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 2

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

803 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 695▲ 110 vs year ago 693 · +15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 68▼ 93 vs year ago 160 · −58.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 44▼ 30 vs year ago 68 · −44.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $369.86/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −38.66 against this barn's trailing median of $408.53.

Average price

$369.86

85 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.49

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	374.69	2,019	65
Medium and Large 2	536	354.17	1,899	20

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale85 hd

369.86

—

AL average11 barns · 351 hd

361.37

+8.49

This barn, trailing median33 sales

408.53

−38.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $341.07, median $408.53 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,767	198.17	3,501	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	169.33	2,501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	168.72	2,082	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	148.00	1,376	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,788	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,433	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,975	4thin

Every lot

71 lots · USDA AMS · Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	522.48/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,923	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	462.01/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,977	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,997	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	365.40/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,320	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,665	83
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,428	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	346.67/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,364	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	827	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,626	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	479.89/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,104	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	492.42/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,325	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	456.95/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,257	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	440.73/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,402	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	469.08/cwt	455.00–487.50	1,539	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	436.65/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,716	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	443.42/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,827	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	423.38/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,761	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	406.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,730	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	376.31/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,754	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	395.93/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,861	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	512	418.36/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,142	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	386.91/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,020	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	374.29/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,991	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,910	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	558	386.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,158	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	329.63/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,882	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	342.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,965	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	314.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,916	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	612	371.81/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,275	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	326.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,027	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,115	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	479.37/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,793	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	450.08/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,697	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	449.60/cwt	440.00–462.00	1,884	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	422.79/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,810	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	414.82/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,908	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	386.54/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,844	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	386.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,980	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	361.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,870	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	363.71/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,051	33
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	336.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,956	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	337.12/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,083	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,016	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	323.82/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,176	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,101	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	308.20/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,250	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	186.51/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,158	2
Bulls	—	—	1,697	194.64/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,303	5
Bulls	—	—	1,891	208.40/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,941	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,376	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	158.10/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,853	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	166.05/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,006	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	177.47/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,309	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	178.03/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,548	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	165.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,450	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,527	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,975.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,975	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,900.00/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,675.00/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,675	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,433.33/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,433	3

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Tue Sep 2, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 695Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 68Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 44Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	415.00–425.00	418.36
3	550–600	558	380.00–395.00	386.66
18	600–650	612	360.00–385.00	371.81
6	700–750	725	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	269	485.00–500.00	492.42
9	300–350	328	455.00–487.50	469.08
3	350–400	393	435.00–440.00	436.65
13	400–450	416	415.00–430.00	423.38
11	450–500	470	390.00–405.00	395.93
14	500–550	532	370.00–380.00	374.29
5	550–600	573	340.00–355.00	342.91
4	600–650	621	320.00–330.00	326.35
3	650–700	668	315.00–320.00	316.68
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	412	440.00–447.00	443.42
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
13	500–550	522	385.00–387.50	386.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	475.00–485.00	479.89
4	250–300	275	450.00–465.00	456.95
7	300–350	318	435.00–445.00	440.73
2	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
12	400–450	426	400.00–410.00	406.02
17	450–500	466	365.00–382.00	376.31
9	500–550	538	350.00–360.00	355.00
11	550–600	571	320.00–350.00	329.63
11	600–650	609	310.00–320.00	314.55
2	650–700	655	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	520.00–525.00	522.48
5	400–450	428	460.00–470.00	462.01
1	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
12	600–650	635	365.00–370.00	365.40
1	650–700	680	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	405.00	405.00
3	650–700	682	345.00–350.00	346.67
11	800–850	827	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	650–700	668	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	540.00	540.00
12	350–400	374	470.00–490.00	479.37
16	400–450	419	440.00–462.00	449.60
15	450–500	460	405.00–425.00	414.82
32	500–550	513	380.00–405.00	386.02
33	550–600	564	355.00–377.50	363.71
13	600–650	618	330.00–345.00	337.12
7	650–700	672	320.00–332.00	323.82
3	700–750	730	305.00–315.00	308.20
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	377	445.00–455.00	450.08
16	400–450	428	415.00–430.00	422.79
21	450–500	477	375.00–400.00	386.54
14	500–550	517	350.00–370.00	361.68
6	550–600	581	330.00–340.00	336.64
6	600–650	635	315.00–320.00	317.46
4	650–700	683	305.00–310.00	307.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	184.00–188.00	186.51
4	—	1,891	205.00–212.00	208.40
5	—	1,697	190.00–199.00	194.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,431	176.00–184.00	178.03
5	—	1,483	160.00–170.00	165.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	172.00–183.00	177.47
11	—	1,208	162.00–170.00	166.05
3	—	1,172	157.00–159.00	158.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,433.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.